Hollywood's 5 saddest attempts at feminism. I find it funny that the author can't even use google and gripes about Lucas' poor

grasp of the concept of monarchy, because the author never heard of the popular concept of the Elective Monarchy. And google is complicated.

Well, Cracked articles are pretty notorious for how much absolute crap they contain, so...

Also, the quote from LJ: "... I'm not sure that I will recover from the shock of watching the malicious way in which Joss stripped his female characters of their integrity, the pleasure he seemed to take from

showing potentially powerful women bashed, the way he gleefully demonized female power and selfhood and smashed women into little bits, male fists in women's faces, male voices drowning out our words." Exactly

the kind of thing I was talking about the other day.

ϻѻɲқεγ : Depends on how you look at it. Compared to its peers, Cracked articles are surprisingly well-researched.

Speaking of elective monarchies, the low countries also tried to elect a monarch back in the 16th century after kicking out the evil Spanish.

They invited the French crown-prince, but instead he just came over with an army and tried to plunder Antwerp.

The Dutch Republic arose of necessity because all the monarchs were just such assholes. Initially they didn't even want to be a republic.

Also, "Her and her one true love"; do you English much, Cracked "author"?!

Frenziefrenz : Uh, SOME, maybe. Lots of them are pure opinion pieces with garbage "facts" to support the claims made.

I thought Padme died because Anakin force-chocked her? Or was that some other movie?

I don't know, I didn't watch those yicky things. I saw part of the first when someone made me, and fell asleep.

It's just the site says "Seriously, the movie makes it pretty clear: she just gives up. No serious injury, no difficult birth, no blood spurting onto the table."

But to my recollection she died because Anakin was in pain from falling in lava or whatever and he more or less accidentally killed her.

The whole lava incident being how he turned into the final Vader.

I really don't have a clue.